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1997 Map of Silver Butte Pass

Name: 1997 Topographic Map of Silver Butte Pass
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2000
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2000

About this map

The boundary between Lincoln and Sanders counties carves through this high-elevation landscape, where the Fisher River and Silver Butte Creek shape the drainage patterns of the Cabinet Mountains. This 1990s revision of earlier 1960s topography highlights a region defined by its timber and mining heritage, featuring the Viking Mine and Vermilion Mine. The terrain is marked by significant peaks like Elk Mountain and Allen Peak, with essential transit corridors provided by Silver Butte Pass and a network of forest routes such as the Allen Peak Trail and Himes Creek Trail.

Remote water bodies, including Frog Lake and Elk Lake, are situated within the broader expanse of the Kootenai National Forest. The presence of a Communication Site on a prominent ridge reflects the modernization of lookout and signal infrastructure in the late 20th century. This sheet captures a specific era of mountain management, showing the intersection of heavy resource extraction and recreational backcountry access.